§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local education authorities in England and Wales select exceptionally gifted children for free places at independent and direct-grant schools; if he will list these; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MulleyThe information is not available. Local education authorities are not at present required to notify me of their arrangements for taking places in non-maintained schools, and they do not normally do so.